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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-19

\ CHEAT SCCCEss.-Eyen the publishers OF tn
LONDON Illustrated NeuS were unprepared for tn
avalanche OF orders that poured in for the frs
Issue OF the American reprint, as they though
one hundred thousand copies would be ample 10
tne demand: whereas, orders received largely ex
Ceedr1 that figure
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FREE CONVEYANCE will carry persons who wish
10 attend the sale OF the property known "the
-" Grounds, above Georgetown" tomorrow
hIteTioOn. carriage viii start from Bowling 8
auction store at O'Clock, and another from the
Hsgs bank 1T 30, going direct TO the sale.
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SLATE NANTES, 80 and up; LatrobeS to heat
two rooms al go. GartrellS. SIS 9Th st.
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LARGE COLLECTION or FLOWERS At AUCTION
JEere VIII be sold at Dowlngs auction rooms to-
morrow at IL O'Clock, large collection OF flowers
VI every description from the Columbia green
houses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-19

FL.Gs-Cheap Flags. 314 9th 81. NV.
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Phillips, Digestible Cocoa.

French Percale Shirts. collars and
pair OF CUFFS beauties, at Francs cor 7th and ID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-19

NOR SALE-FAIIS CHURCH VA NEW FRAME
y House; rooms: just finished, !. acres ground;
pleasantly located. depot only 300 ScN.ral
desirable farms for sale. K NJ. MORRISON. I2l.SF
st. uyla
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(NOTTAGE AND VILLA SITES, IN THE HDIIA-
Sday Company's addition 10 HyattsN1lle. three TO
cents per foot Plat and iuforfatiou furnished on
Application, W. A. BARTLETT.
mylt-6ts Or .th and v SIS
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THE WEEKLY STARS Pocket Atlas OF the World Is
offered free 20 every subscriber for one year TO
The WEEKLY STAR. IL is handsomely printed
book or 1871 pages prOfusely illustrated with more
Than loo COlOred maps ana diagrams, and contains
wealth OF general Information See advertise
EleDt In another column.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-19

FoR SALE AND EXCHANGES UBURBAN
II places: fruit, grain, and grass farms Also i'm
proved and unimproved city property easy terms
Special attention In called to IL lst me- ten room
| brick, all mod. imps. at q bargain WI H MAIN,
! ID ana pennsylvania ave. NV my Inn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-19

Phillips' DigeStfble Cocoa.
Is more delicious in taste and aroma and. by the
process 1t is prepared is rendered more nOurishn0
and more easily digeSted than any other prepa
ration OF cocoa or Chocolate. 1t is an exceedingly
nutritive drink. All druggists and grocers have
1t.
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Tor SALE OR RENT-AT WASHINGTON GROVE
hancsome new cottage on 4th avenue, very de
sirsble location. Apply 10 CHAS W. HUGUEIl. s54
Md mVi-
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FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS

TOR sALE-A HANDSOME BLACK HORSE; GOOD
Il size; five years old; sound and kind fearless Of
steam no bad tricks of the finest ladies' horses in
my1o-3ts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-19

LIoUoE At THE DRILI--The department OF hered
fty and hygiene OF the Women's Christian Temper.
ance MON listened 10 an Interesting talk yester-
DAY from Mrs DIT. Wright ON the proper Training OF
children A committee, composed OF Mrs La Fetra,
Mrs Weaver. and Mrs MOultOn, was appointed 10
draw up protest against The granting OF a license
10 sell liquor on the drill grounds during encamp-
ment week
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tNOR RENT BRICK MANSION: Ia ROOMS;
rarity furnished at FREDERICK TX acres Of select
fruits garden shade. pasture. Sc- suitable for
Box 513. Frederick Nd mn IL .in.
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NJ ELRoSE PARK-LoTs FOR SALE-THE MOST
M desirable Hyattsville opposite the residence Il
the late r. v. Elliott. Esq. Apply TO address 424
9th st. n. W. MIL lm
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KNIGHTS TEMPLAR SERvICK.-Washington
Commandery, Knights Templar, will observe AS
cension day this evening. Alter a parade the
ComInandery will proceed to the Evangelical
Lutheran church, G and 10th streets northwest
where sermon Will be delivered by the pastor,
Rev. Louis H. Schneider. Potomac Commandery
NO. 3, will join Washington COmmandery on their
way TO church.
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LSOR SAlE-A FINE SUBURBAN PROPERTY AT
II Mitchells Cross Roads, Montgomery County. Md.
nine miles from Washington by the eth turnpike
one mile from Knowles Station, and half miles
from Forest Glen, and three-auariers Of mile from
Garrett Park 1894 acres beautif ally located and ia
good state of cultivation has abundance Of water
fruit and 90 acres of original growth Of timber
proved 10y the dwelling OF IL rooms which cost
- 400 10 build. also. outbuildils pleasant neig
borhood convenient TO schools, Iostoffce &C. we'll
suited for subdl vision into villa sites Will be sold al
the low price OF $4,000.
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HanmOCkS.
Few things add more to the summers pleasure
than gOOd hammock, swung in the shade of the
trees or the verandah. Notice the following
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uDR SALE - DELIGHTFULLY."- LOCATED
Il house IN prettiest part of Hyattsyille. will sell
cheap or exchange for city property. DAVIDSON q
DAVIDSON. ~ and ID SITS. NV myl7-3t.
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NOR SALE-A GOOD FARM: MILES WEST OF
IL this city; near Falls Church. Va 22O acres good
buildings price low; terms easy. L. A. PHILLIPS.
l42S New York ave aI23-lm
AMBRIDGR, MASS.-To LET-NEAR THE COL
~ lege house Of l3 rooms with stable all COM
pete order, terms reasonable a desirable tenant.
Address ROWLAND, Cambridge, T. o. Mass apis
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EI\E TOWN PROPERTY
FOR SALE.

~ }.
The undersigned offers for sale the fine
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WATER ST, MECIIANICSTOW
This property is part Brick part Stouc, is
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70 pallao, an We he'd got out our cargo. an wns
afllin' mp asin fur the run home; An one
ths sT' ON ory c nS sep so
how an strolled. kinder aimless IKE, down
to the shore, where the ship wnz a-lyin' In the
barrin'' some ovsrhsuiin o the rfegin' which
was asoin' ter begin that day. rfwuz jus!
%sr T oSSa sn @s an no Signs Tsn sy a
posite tho .iip seen ! lot 9, the men tsr work
nm pr rissih and maxim things shipshape xn.
rally, an, l thought twus blame funny fer the
10y wa5 his name, . Wsllaest man as | Iad
y Ill., at nSi1 s. ~ :SR sS,S
an down he caine kerwollop, a-ketchin' " the
an P' sa S' on n1' Tie St dscE no sa asa ma
herrin' An the moment he struck, all the
sst dssppearsd VAN an Tom Sa' b h curnse.
TOO. for there wsrnt the fnst trace Of any crit
, so By raSss .SH y ees hi s w
s Sff shrt ses back aSF S and f got
aout WAS Tom Bradley. as lively as you please.
on never saw him iook better: An says, says
10 s. ss,, tsr he
ship. N-mnkin'' nome repairs in the rifsin'. |
had 4 good mind ter stop MIN an tell him not
ter 70: but, as / told yer whenever l or any
body else tried ter sarcumyent one o. my
dreams--or whatever yer want ter call 'em-
Jest the thing they did WAS cvck eurs TO fetch
1t round true. But l don't mind sayin' that
it's mighty oncotn Portable thing for man ter
hev such Kifts. an no power tor warn nobody.
Wall, so 1 lot iate hey its innins, an no bother
from me. an Tom bradley went of tor over
Hero tho Old man stopped, knocked the ashes
out OF his PHO, stuffed It into his, pocket,
arUse, gave u hitch to his trousers, and seemed
We'll, said /, wishing to hear the end of
Nv thappened" exclaimed the tarry mari
ner. Wall. wot dyer suppose happened The
mon hadn't bin tor work morn a quarter I p
hour when twuz found tho miZzen signal hal
lizards wuz blocked, an the oficer in charge
sung out fur some one tor 20 up fur ter free
EN-. I'll 40 says Tom. says he. an up he
went He got EN- loose, an started ter come
daown. but lost his holt somehow, an never
fetched nothin' until he. come smash aKtn the
dock. An that was the last o. Tom Bradley"
Good night" said tho old man, as he rolled
of from tho deck and Was lost In the gloom.
give his story for what It IL worth. He him.
self was sincsre-of that there can be no doubt
and inquiry tho next morning showed that
the powers he claimed were fully accorded TO
him BY his shpmates. and abundAntly believed
In In tho town from which he came.
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The Morsu. Keeper. story.

In former years the Morgue In every city
was In the basement Of police station. or at
least under the charge Of the police. Most
public Morguss are to-day under the care OF
the Police Department, but plenty OF them arc
located away from the stations. was for four
years In charge OF o Morgue at Philadelphia.
having been detailed to the place while held
the rank Of Sergeant. 1t was In the basement
OF o tailor shop next door to our station house.
and we had to 70 down by way OF the alley 1t
was very plain affair-just half dozen stone
slabs for tho bodies, set ct an anglo for the
water to run OF. and small water pipes fixed to
spray the bodies and retard decomposition.
Above each slab was elso gas let.
wo oS Sa pd did not nd il such terrible place.
had room Just back Of the dead room. and
. passageway ran along one slide 20 that the
through mlne. For the first few weeks felt q
little imid, but that feeling gradually wore
ind no 81
Only stranger dead were brought .hsrs
charge until identified. or until the
prsy Ct s ss rn kept going
Mous a6SS sp Ss,i ,t ,ES %sTs
day When there was rush Of this sort had
every slab occupied and more bodies waiting
Tor The hard bed, but It eometimes occurred
that We didn't have body for three or four
weeks al time.
niabt ~ milsnmmer. The "bedroom." a. the
men used to torn Il, had been empty, for fifteen
noon, q subject" was brought In, He was
clearly u forelgner-probably Swede. He had
bsen shot In q dance house, the ball entering
bis breast, and had died IN the house; Neither
money nor papers were found on MIN, ana,
aoisus be expossd for idsn,iass.io Hou II
neeosnIEe him, and the mn matter was Of
little Interest e me; ,,o lie M was hia S s1Sl
had many scars 20 prove that he was turbu-
lent spirit left him on the Gia o IN pr Sps
Just At dusk. went 20 bed early 6qt a .~s X
An the next day passed without single caller
ct the MorRue,, and entered the room 70 io9 1t
you, WAC partly from babit and partly because
.S ga ss 1R S.s t6st 'ai man nS
] who had boeR phot or stabbed 70 death Woala
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come to life after being laid opt on the slabs,
n went to bedst and slept until m,dnight
one slans. showed mo that everything vas ~
right, and back went TO my room and TO bed
mnptes and was C therefore s sreey SURPRISED
and 70 realize that was bIi nervous: i yss
t.piy nervous. hSd ' tie door ' 81 my ' room
Ssf f sssd r faa ss sa nSshns
to snS ON h. he 3D. .6St 'SS y ss.. s
turned over, eountsd up to i've hundred. and
yet the harder tried to 60 r. sleep the mora
sound which brought me Upon end I'M II second.
Some one had tried the door OF my room
10 pas ~ 14s %sn aE :s dn h" s
and after . monent's reflection I concluded
TINT one OF them had crept down IN hopes TO
then heard nome ono pass along the hall way
been ale to seep Such %as
the case, and In my desperation got up and
lixh cd my pine. and turned up ihe lamp. /
opened tho door to look into tho dead room
the vseant liab. for in Minute sH sfprs could
realize the fact. Yes. sir, the naked body OF
the swede shot dead in III. dance, house war
smined the Moor OF tho hallway. fhsre were
wet foot tracks leading to he alley door, and
Il the wet feet had stood there for some time
No Joker would dare 20 to the extremity OF re;
moving body from tho Moraue, The medical
students OF tho Quaker City At that time would
men, but they. hadn't tho hsrdihood to come
dGTn into ny lsnfly fvsr,sr
do. Then i, ran out and M and down the
alloy, and. failing to md any signs Of my sub
lsct. entered the station and gave the alarm.
Three officers wero sent out With me, and we
and alleys for u full hour before we gave It up
What had beeome Of the man2 II the body
had boon carried out Of the morgue along the
mould certainiy have heard Them lem Tor it must
have been while ! was struggling with my
nervousness that the deed was done. Who
' h1 my snS e,h s er. shs Ss
asked myself these questions $780,
We'll, our hunt amounted to nothing. When
daylight came 1t WAS extended, but we found
papers. and such an excitement you never saw
before, The idea that dead man should have
walked out Of the Morg,Ie was enough TO raise
the hnir on tho public scalp. and the hair stood
Well. sir it's no TO cavil over It,. for there's
leave the Morxue. Moreover. he went out into
the s.hnrbs and hid in barn h and died
He had armed himself with piece Of gas pine
hallway. and, had he been able to omen my
curious case? should say 1t was. The doc
tors wero clean beat. and It WAS put down as
an original case. II give mo scare did not
get T .a Ssd aSn ho Me es
an hour after that,
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The soinoaay OF the Dress Coat.
lryU, rLs no,y,, gg.,,,yI

"Fhey say I'm dead do they2 Say I'm super.
seeded bY berry Va n.w syo u PIX driver euliWay
coat 20 they SAID a venerable Old swaloSrah 90 .
PAIR VI pan'al9ons THAI had iS come from tbs tailor
4 1h ws' , T.1lInf ne ",.'' fashion g@sp 90
hrlL I've heard tnAt every year Ill I've got ssafy
Jttt see The dads cit down on the opera gtAss my tE
lrrttt .verN nEili TITS SEASON, Just watch Al the
eni 81 my i4h newern The chsious ana the ATns u
e a chair whom he lAkeS his girl 70 the IhSairO
lust hear me rtp when he risss suddenly bsISean tht
act. Jusl hear his Remarks thereon and tel me nsx1
spring WhsLher I've been dead winter or not o.S1S
" me- ~ lad = lot la0Es fun bsfoEo mS ySIS 80
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QUEER WRINkLEG


Just think, Bobby" said his mother. those
poor little children orphsns and havs papas
to care for thsln. You wouldn't Ike 70 b. ~
orphan, would your
II feel ike it sometimes ma was BobbyS reply
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She lin Academy OF DesignI-Good morning.
Mr.. Palette Pm delighted to see youl
Mr. Palette "a young arti sp-AW thanks
she-We have had s,lch pleasant surprise Mamma
ana came here escape Tie crowd aud rest for q
menL when whaI sh ldld We sec but your picture. 10
looks lovely away up there.
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Gentlemsn-Have you heard how old Mrs.
Benty 10 to day, Uncle Rastus' hear she 10 very low.
Uncle Rastus-Shs am er Esttin' long poory, sab ]
ter do ereo dat she wah daid.
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Inauigsax u Child.


Mamma" said little Flossie. who was more
less busy at her morning toilet can kiss vsdo on
the nose -
Yes" replied the indulrent mother, who feeding
Fido French chop but not until you are dressed,
dear, and have your face washed"
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Soothing her Nervousness.

Nervous Old Lady ito conductor OF the trainI
What's that hanging up there for, young mAnf 10
makes me nervous to look AT It.
Conductor rcas-u nEyJ-Ypu mustn't get nervous
ma lam; he axe ID all right In e. through Z
bridge and smash thing, up It's used to chop pAase-
gers OUT VIII before they get burned to death
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The story is told that recently Mr.. John Sher-
man was erossng Brooklyn Bridge when the In
which he WAS reArh lost it, grin on the cable An old
Rdy Opposite showed .Eas III Narlu.
Don't be frsh.enrd madam. said the great Ohio
imam Ter, % the ear has Gimp y itA grip"
- Int It dHHSerpuhT she Inquired
mo, maiam, he rrG s.ured her. There 10 nothing
dangerous ABOUT losing grip but IL exaspsra ting"
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Little boy" said country minister. who
his way to church, what do you suppose you
father would say he should and you here nshing
the sabbath dAy ~
"ue ask me wot luck was havin," replied the boy
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Smith Wasn't Auxisus

"Oh. Johnr' said Mrs. Smith. tearfully, Ma
has cut her thumb dreadfully, and the doctor sAss
there's danger OF lock Jaw" .- tr
lie needn't be afraid % that" replied Smith. aAreAs-
ucaly. shell nevsr give IL chance 10 look" =
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Young Mr. Sissy Ito his pretty cousint-Aw,
tell my barber you know, TO shave up awAysN
shave down
rr.tty Cousin-I fail to see how ho could shave any
thing else but down Charley.
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Not W,I,,nx to I.i.k II.

Chinaman lin telephone pay stationl-Oan
spcakes Though eiodone nisnd in Mott stssk alice
samee pay you
Nan IN hargs-No. John Two Just the machine
n1ed up In good shape. aud don't want 70 take any
clAncoA